Initial Jobless Claims in the United States decreased to 236 thousand in the week ending June 21 of 2025 from 246 thousand in the previous week. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Initial Jobless Claims - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Jobless Claims 4-week Average in the United States decreased to 245 Thousand in June 21 from 245.75 Thousand in the previous week. This dataset provides - United States Jobless Claims 4-week Average- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for Initial Claims from 1967-01-07 to 2025-06-21 about initial claims, headline figure, and USA.

Continuing Jobless Claims in the United States increased to 1974 thousand in the week ending June 14 of 2025 from 1937 thousand in the previous week. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Continuing Jobless Claims - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

United States Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims: Initial: sa data was reported at 228.000 Person th in 03 May 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 241.000 Person th for 26 Apr 2025. United States Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims: Initial: sa data is updated weekly, averaging 340.000 Person th from Jan 1967 (Median) to 03 May 2025, with 3044 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,137.000 Person th in 04 Apr 2020 and a record low of 162.000 Person th in 30 Nov 1968. United States Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims: Initial: sa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Department of Labor. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G147: Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims. [COVID-19-IMPACT] Due to technical issues December 18 and 25, 2022 was updated incorrectly.

Graph and download economic data for 4-Week Moving Average of Initial Claims (IC4WSA) from 1967-01-28 to 2025-06-21 about moving average, initial claims, 1-month, average, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Continued Claims (Insured Unemployment) (CCSA) from 1967-01-07 to 2025-06-14 about continued claims, insurance, headline figure, unemployment, and USA.

During the week ending December 31, 2022, about 204,000 initial unemployment claims were made. This is a decrease from the week prior, when initial unemployment claims stood at 223,000. The number of unemployment claims tends to fluctuate rapidly in response to national or global events such as shortages, pandemics, and wars. Initial unemployment claims reached a record high during the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching nearly seven million unique initial claims by the end of March, 2020. The restaurant and retail industries in the United States were particularly impacted.

Explore the latest data on seasonally adjusted initial and continued unemployment claims in the United States. Analyze trends and insights regarding labor market dynamics.

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United StatesFollow data.kapsarc.org for timely data to advance energy economics research..TECHNICAL NOTES A. Initial ClaimsAn initial claim is a claim filed by an unemployed individual after a separation from an employer. The claimant requests a determination of basic eligibility for the UI program. When an initial claim is filed with a state, certain programmatic activities take place and these result in activity counts including the count of initial claims. The count of U.S. initial claims for unemployment insurance is a leading economic indicator because it is an indication of emerging labor market conditions in the country. However, these are weekly administrative data which are difficult to seasonally adjust, making the series subject to some volatility. (US Dep of Labor)

During the week ending May 20, 2023, unemployment insurance claims in U.S. states totaled 202,044 claims, an increase from the previous week when there were 200,738 claims. During the week, California was the most affected state, with 45,667 initial unemployment insurance claims.

Unemployment Insurance: Continued Claims: New York data was reported at 1,468.857 Person th in 08 Aug 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,439.927 Person th for 01 Aug 2020. Unemployment Insurance: Continued Claims: New York data is updated weekly, averaging 201.012 Person th from Dec 1986 (Median) to 08 Aug 2020, with 1755 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,873.935 Person th in 09 May 2020 and a record low of 1.756 Person th in 24 Oct 1987. Unemployment Insurance: Continued Claims: New York data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Department of Labor. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G072: Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims: by State.

Unemployment Insurance: Continued Claims: Virgin Islands data was reported at 4.720 Person th in 08 Aug 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.048 Person th for 01 Aug 2020. Unemployment Insurance: Continued Claims: Virgin Islands data is updated weekly, averaging 0.673 Person th from Dec 1986 (Median) to 08 Aug 2020, with 1755 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.294 Person th in 13 Jun 2020 and a record low of 0.000 Person th in 23 Sep 2017. Unemployment Insurance: Continued Claims: Virgin Islands data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Department of Labor. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G072: Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims: by State.

Jobless Claims - Federal Workers in the United States increased to 561 People in May 31 from 538 People in the previous week. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Initial Jobless Claims - Federal Workers.

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Continued Jobless Claims - Federal Workers in the United States decreased to 6737 People in June 7 from 7074 People in the previous week. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Continued Jobless Claims - Federal Workers.

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Unemployment Insurance: Continued Claims: Kansas data was reported at 76.154 Person th in 08 Aug 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 70.475 Person th for 01 Aug 2020. Unemployment Insurance: Continued Claims: Kansas data is updated weekly, averaging 18.951 Person th from Dec 1986 (Median) to 08 Aug 2020, with 1755 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 120.701 Person th in 25 Apr 2020 and a record low of 2.529 Person th in 27 Feb 1988. Unemployment Insurance: Continued Claims: Kansas data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Department of Labor. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G072: Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims: by State.

This dataset provides values for INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Initial Claims for UI released by the CT Department of Labor. Initial Claims are applications for Unemployment Benefits. Initial Claims may not result in receiving UI benefits if the individual doesn't qualify.

The initial claims reported in these tables are "processed" claims to the extent that duplicates and "reopened" claims have been eliminated. The claim counts in this dataset may not match claim counts from other sources.

Unemployment claims tabulated in this dataset represent only one component of the unemployed. Claims do not account for those not covered under the Unemployment system (e.g. federal workers, railroad workers or religious workers) or the unemployed self-employed.

Claims filed for a particular week will change as time goes on and the backlog is addressed.